Belfast's peace walls, built in the Troubles to tamp sectarian violence, were slated to be torn down in 2023. But locals are protesting. Many want them preserved as war relics & public art.

While many of the brick or fence structures are situated in Belfast there are also peace lines in Derry, Portadown and Lurgan. When was the first peace wall built? It is a popular misconception ...

It is one of some 70-80 barriers across Northern Ireland which separate Catholic and Protestant communities - these include walls, metal fences, gates and derelict houses. Belfast's Peace walls ...

The scars of the Troubles are visible in the physical barriers that divide Belfast’s ... To the contrary. The walls have only increased in number and height since the peace agreement in 1998 ...

Postdoctoral researcher in the School of Natural and Built Environment (QUB), Queen's University Belfast Quite how ... what are paradoxically known as “peace walls” increased.

A Belfast artist has taken the unusual step of trading paint for concrete to create a new peace wall mural. Debbie Hutchings (55) is a member of the New Life City Church, well-known for its cross ...

Belfast still bears the scars of decades of sectarian violence. So-called peace walls are barriers built to keep Catholic and Protestant communities apart. NPR's Fatima Al-Kassab reports from the ...